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VOL. III. NO. 22.
PALO ALTO, CAL.. WEDNESDAY, MAliCH 2-i. 1898.
WHOLE NO. 74
THE SEWER PLANS.
Facts Concerning the Construction of the
Proposed System.
Now that an election to vote bonds
for sewers liar- lu-.-n called, tho [Hioplo
are inquiring concerning tho plans for"
Uio system. In* .hdy last tho Live
OAK published the report then presented to the Hoard hy Engineer C. E.
Moore. This report gives in full tho
plans for tho system, including the
cost, the extent of pipes to lie laid, the
manner of sewage disposal, etc.
The main features of the report aro
reproduced below, tbe only omissions
l*eing some of the minor details of the
plan:
In tin. matter of a sewer system for
tho town, I have the following' to report: I have given the matter oon-
Nraerable study and fixed up-m the plan
which s*t*ins to be the best. I will give
a hrief outline of it at this time, and
stand ready to present at greater length
any details upon which the Hoard may
desire further information.
In order to sewer the whole town,
the point of outlet must tie in the v\-
nlnity ot the water work*' pumping
plan:, that licing the only point to
which all sewage can be taken. Re-
garding the question of disposal, an
outlet to tide water is to be found within reasonable limits as to distance and
cost, and I believe that solution is the
proper one for this ease. The natural
route is along the Einbaroadero road. '
The line will follow this road to its end
at the oh) lauding, and near tho present hath house, then crossing-*becreek
aud running about one thotisatid feet
further to a large slough which will bo
reached at a point not far from the hay.
There is hero a large body of water,
and to this outlet I think there can he
no reasonable objection.
I have considered the <*uostlon of
using a title gate so as to discharge on
the ehh tide only. Such an arrangement is frequently constructed, but in
many eases within my knowledge has
subsequently Been abandoned. There
aro objections to it. and I feel certain j
that iu this situation none is needed,
furthermore it is something that can
he added later if found necessary.
The plan I have in view here, is to
.discharge Into a small ehamlh-r at a
tho outlet, then rise slightly to a point
about 7500 feet from the outlet, where
it will join a sewer laid to regular grade.
This pipe wilt discharge under a light
pressure.
The two {Hissihle kinds of pi|>e to Im*
used here are light steel rivoted pipe,
or wooden stave pipe. Ordinary sower
pipe would not he proper hero. The
ground is very had for foundations, and
it would >»■' difficult und expensive to
Iuy sewer pip'.' so there.would not In-
leakage.
I have concluded that wooden stave
pipe will lie the 1)0*1* to use tn this situation. The point of change from
stave pipe to sewer pipe will in- located
so that the head obtained when the
pipe is Idled to that point will Iks sufficient to produce a Mow equal to the
present supply of sewage.
Any increase in quantity will cause it
to back up in tbe sewer pipe until the
head obtained produces u Mow equal lo
the new quantity supplied.
This will insure the wooden pipe he-
TOWN COUNCIL.
j The Sewer Bond Election Called for the
28th of April.
The regular meeting was held on
Saturday night, with all members
present.
The treasurer's report showed a balance on baud of 1336.
A petition, circulated by T. B.
Downing, was presented. It contained
the names of 181 voters, who thus expressed themselves in favor of a sewer
system. The chairman stated tbat
i the registration shows a gain of ->8
! voters-, but about the same number had
j removed from town or were tem-
: porarily absent, leaving the number of
{electorsat 277. A two-thirds vote neo-
jessary to carry the bonds would be 185.
j The jHititlon was ordered placed on tile.
No action was tiken on a request of
, J. W, Dayan that the towu lay a pipe
j fr.mi the avenue main down the street
■ which his pro|>erty adjoins.
point just below high crater; This
chamber^vill discharge In-low the low
water l.-velr
The outlet sewer is complicated by
the peculiar profile of the ground from
the outlet towards town. The surface
is nearly level for about a mile from
the outlet aud then rises quite rapidly.
A sewer laid to grade in the ordinary
way from the water works to the outlet would pass above ground for some
2000 or -Hum feet, The most Common
method in such cases is to carry tho
sewer on a trestle.
The matter is furtlier complicated hero
by the fat-t that the San Francisquito
creek overflows in time of flood and
pours a great quantity of water across
tie: lino of sewer. Furthermore, an
elevated sewer would l>e objectionable
on account of property fronting on the
. rojd. I have, therefore, felt forced to
abandon that plan.
The solution which remains is a pipe
laid underground, but not laid to a
grade line. Such a pipe will be nearly
or quite level for about 0000 feet from
MAIN ENTRANCE TO -STANFORD QlrADRANGLK.
ing kept -ilways wet: aud the sixes and ! The following bills were reported
grades must be so fixed that sewage from the llnancecommltteoand ordered
will back up no farther than tho pump- paid:
house, as above that point laterals may w. Sanor. salary... .. . *■ 73 (W
l>c brought in.
Ind. signing the system I have assumed a future population of 75(H) and
a quantity of 75 gallons per day for
each individual, this to he discharged
H. \V. Sunk ins, t; alary .1 months
P. L. Co.. llRlltH
Stroner& Backus, painting hose house
H. B, & Co., guage glass
J. F. Parkinson, error in hill paid 20 00
mdse 24 Mi
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R. S. Spauldlng. killing cats and dogs . -I U0
mileage hill. lUO; allowed 4 SO
It was ordered that the pound-
full.
The wooden stave pipe will run full,
and must be made as small as it safely
may be, so as to secure a velocity which
will keep it clear. The tanks at the
waterworks will be connected so that
the sewer below that point may be
thorouphly flushed as often as found
necessary,
Regarding the systems of mains and j w*H-e*r consumers, making met*
plans and esliimif's for a sewey system
was accepted by resolution.
Ordinance No. 44, calling an election
to vote $20,000 bonds for sewers was
read and passed by unanimous vote.
Trustee Butler made a suggestion
that the towu bo divided into four fire
districts, so that when an alarm was
given the tire might be located by tho
blasts of the water works whistle. The
matter was referred to the tire committee and Chief Dyer.
Love's Necromancy,
When Maude aud I play euchre,
She deftly deals the cards:
And all the while her winsome smile
My youthful heart bombards.
The trump is turned, the play begins;
Trick after trick she takes:*
For I confess with humbleness,
All cunning me forsukes.
And then Ideal; but, as before,
That something's wrong seems plain;
Some oddity coufusesme;
To win I strive in vain;
When Maud and I play enchre,
lier smile defies my arts—
An extra card puts me oft* gtiard—
There are two Qurens of Hearts!
Harvey S. McMaster in Munsey.
laterals for the town, I have laid them
out to follow the natural flow, thus
keeping the depth nearly uniform. It
is desirable to avoid deep cutting, both
on account of the expense of constructing the sewers, and the expense and
inconvenience ot making house connections at great doptljs. I have endeavored to keep the depth about five
feet below the surface. The system as
laid out is capable of modification in
grades if the final surveys show it to be
dcsirahl.. so as to In general maintain
approximately this depth.
The manner in which the town is
laid out makes sewering rather ftxpen-
(Cuntlnued ou La^t Page.)
master's report and account must be
presented monthly, or bill would not
be allowed.
Trustee Marx reported from the
water committee that some trouble had
arisen in fixing a flat rate for large
rs necessary, and asked that the cleric bo
empowered to purchase six new meters.
It was so ordered, the payment for
same _u Ik. made after nii.ety days.
Tbe following new bills were referred
to the finance committee:
L. A. QodSlUJ typewriting $ 10 SO
W. W. Troewiale, 3 mos. salary and expenses HI 00
Marsky & Hess, assessment liook . ... IS 00
G. D. Dunsmorc, labor 8 0U
Boston Hose (*o., 0 lanterns 16 00
Times, printing ..^ 0 36
Affidavits from the* president of th
Board and from the* olliciat paper in
regard to the publication of Ordinance
No. 41 were received.
The report of Engineer Moore, heretofore presented to the Board; fixing
We notice a number of editors have
been answering the question propounded by the Call, "What is the
greatest need ot California?" Various
things have been suggested, but to our
notion tho greatest .need Is the Nicaragua canal. With tho canal opened
we loan lay down bur oranges and fresh
fruits iu New York and Boston at less
than one-half the present freight
charges, aud at much less than any
railroad can probably afford to haul
freight for. Don't believe It? Look
up what the Mediterranean steamers
are charging for oranges and see if it
is not one-fourth what our shippers
now pay, and be convinced.—Citro-
graph.
Louis Pink died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. E. L. Taylor, at Menlo
Park on Saturday. He was 78 years
of age and hud lived in California for
thirty-five years. Tho funeral occurred on Monday, the Interment being
at Laurel Hill cemetery, San Francisco.
The United States has sent an expedition from Vancouver to find a
practicable route up tho Copper river,
Alaska, to tho Yukon basin. Fifty
men and three officers of the Fourteenth Infantry left Vancouver on
March 15th.
Engineer C. E. Moore has an article
in Saturday's Santa Clara Journal on
the subject of the pumping reservoir
lately constructed there. He makes a
reference to the Palo Alto works and
to Prof. Marx.
Arthur .1. Warner of Marietta,Ohio,
who has been doing graduate work in
chemistry, started for Georgia on Monday, instead of last Wednesday, as previously announced. ■
A. E. S hat tuck and wife of Sun
Francisco spent Sunday with Mrs.
Shatt lick's mother, Mrs. Wm. Sharp.
Mrs. .1. S. Butler has boon quite ill
the past week, but is convalescent.

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VOL. III. NO. 22.
PALO ALTO, CAL.. WEDNESDAY, MAliCH 2-i. 1898.
WHOLE NO. 74
THE SEWER PLANS.
Facts Concerning the Construction of the
Proposed System.
Now that an election to vote bonds
for sewers liar- lu-.-n called, tho [Hioplo
are inquiring concerning tho plans for"
Uio system. In* .hdy last tho Live
OAK published the report then presented to the Hoard hy Engineer C. E.
Moore. This report gives in full tho
plans for tho system, including the
cost, the extent of pipes to lie laid, the
manner of sewage disposal, etc.
The main features of the report aro
reproduced below, tbe only omissions
l*eing some of the minor details of the
plan:
In tin. matter of a sewer system for
tho town, I have the following' to report: I have given the matter oon-
Nraerable study and fixed up-m the plan
which s*t*ins to be the best. I will give
a hrief outline of it at this time, and
stand ready to present at greater length
any details upon which the Hoard may
desire further information.
In order to sewer the whole town,
the point of outlet must tie in the v\-
nlnity ot the water work*' pumping
plan:, that licing the only point to
which all sewage can be taken. Re-
garding the question of disposal, an
outlet to tide water is to be found within reasonable limits as to distance and
cost, and I believe that solution is the
proper one for this ease. The natural
route is along the Einbaroadero road. '
The line will follow this road to its end
at the oh) lauding, and near tho present hath house, then crossing-*becreek
aud running about one thotisatid feet
further to a large slough which will bo
reached at a point not far from the hay.
There is hero a large body of water,
and to this outlet I think there can he
no reasonable objection.
I have considered the e to Im*
used here are light steel rivoted pipe,
or wooden stave pipe. Ordinary sower
pipe would not he proper hero. The
ground is very had for foundations, and
it would >»■' difficult und expensive to
Iuy sewer pip'.' so there.would not In-
leakage.
I have concluded that wooden stave
pipe will lie the 1)0*1* to use tn this situation. The point of change from
stave pipe to sewer pipe will in- located
so that the head obtained when the
pipe is Idled to that point will Iks sufficient to produce a Mow equal to the
present supply of sewage.
Any increase in quantity will cause it
to back up in tbe sewer pipe until the
head obtained produces u Mow equal lo
the new quantity supplied.
This will insure the wooden pipe he-
TOWN COUNCIL.
j The Sewer Bond Election Called for the
28th of April.
The regular meeting was held on
Saturday night, with all members
present.
The treasurer's report showed a balance on baud of 1336.
A petition, circulated by T. B.
Downing, was presented. It contained
the names of 181 voters, who thus expressed themselves in favor of a sewer
system. The chairman stated tbat
i the registration shows a gain of ->8
! voters-, but about the same number had
j removed from town or were tem-
: porarily absent, leaving the number of
{electorsat 277. A two-thirds vote neo-
jessary to carry the bonds would be 185.
j The jHititlon was ordered placed on tile.
No action was tiken on a request of
, J. W, Dayan that the towu lay a pipe
j fr.mi the avenue main down the street
■ which his pro|>erty adjoins.
point just below high crater; This
chamber^vill discharge In-low the low
water l.-velr
The outlet sewer is complicated by
the peculiar profile of the ground from
the outlet towards town. The surface
is nearly level for about a mile from
the outlet aud then rises quite rapidly.
A sewer laid to grade in the ordinary
way from the water works to the outlet would pass above ground for some
2000 or -Hum feet, The most Common
method in such cases is to carry tho
sewer on a trestle.
The matter is furtlier complicated hero
by the fat-t that the San Francisquito
creek overflows in time of flood and
pours a great quantity of water across
tie: lino of sewer. Furthermore, an
elevated sewer would l>e objectionable
on account of property fronting on the
. rojd. I have, therefore, felt forced to
abandon that plan.
The solution which remains is a pipe
laid underground, but not laid to a
grade line. Such a pipe will be nearly
or quite level for about 0000 feet from
MAIN ENTRANCE TO -STANFORD QlrADRANGLK.
ing kept -ilways wet: aud the sixes and ! The following bills were reported
grades must be so fixed that sewage from the llnancecommltteoand ordered
will back up no farther than tho pump- paid:
house, as above that point laterals may w. Sanor. salary... .. . *■ 73 (W
l>c brought in.
Ind. signing the system I have assumed a future population of 75(H) and
a quantity of 75 gallons per day for
each individual, this to he discharged
H. \V. Sunk ins, t; alary .1 months
P. L. Co.. llRlltH
Stroner& Backus, painting hose house
H. B, & Co., guage glass
J. F. Parkinson, error in hill paid 20 00
mdse 24 Mi
—- HO
ISM OU
SI uo
IS 00
1 18
in Kixt-H»i»--b«4*ieH-*'»Hd-sewt*t,s~t